Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Previously by Allan Ahlberg

What
happened before Goldilocks went to the bear’s house?How was that related to Jack?Did you know Jack in the beanstalk is the
same Jack as in “Jack and Jill”?What happened
to the frog when he was a prince?Did
you know Cinderella knew the Gingerbread Boy?This story looks at the relationship between different fairy tales and
imagines what happened “previously”.

I know I have said it before…I love alternate
versions of fairy tales and this is no exception.I like how the author ties various tales
together and how he works backwards.What a fun book!